57
enigma(noun, trouble, show, difficulty, challenge)
52
conundrum(noun, trouble, show, difficulty, challenge)
34
mystery(noun, trouble, show, difficulty, challenge)
33
puzzle(noun, trouble, show, difficulty, challenge)
27
problem(noun, trouble, difficulty, challenge, question)
25
brain-teaser(noun, trouble, challenge, question, puzzle)
23
permeate(verb, fill, overrun, pierce, puncture)
21
closed book(noun, expression, idiom, trouble, challenge)
21
poser(noun, trouble, difficulty, challenge, question)
20
secret(noun, trouble, challenge, question, puzzle)
17
labyrinth(noun, secret, puzzle, complexity, maze)
17
screen(noun, verb, separate, arrange, examine)
15
puncture(verb, opening, sink, punch, stab)
12
pierce(verb, opening, sink, punch, penetrate)
12
question(noun, difficulty, secret, puzzle, obscurity)
12
sieve(noun, verb, separate, arrangement, opening)
11
perforate(verb, open, draw, use, opening)
11
puzzlement(noun, trouble, challenge, question, secret)
10
penetrate(verb, open, draw, use, sink)
10
bore(verb, open, draw, use, opening)
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